Hunterville

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Hunterville
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Monument paying tribute to Huntaway dogs at Hunterville
Hunterville
Coordinates: 39°56′S175°34′E / 39.933°S 175.567°E / -39.933; 175.567
CountryNew Zealand
Region Manawatū-Whanganui
District Rangitikei District
Wards
  • Central General Ward
  • Tiikeitia ki Uta (Inland) Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial Authority Rangitikei District Council
 • Regional council Horizons Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
 • Total420
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)

Hunterville is a small town in the Rangitikei district of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located halfway between Taupo and Wellington on State Highway 1, and as of the 2018 census has a population of 408. [3]

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The township was named for George Hunter, who was a member of the Wellington Provincial Council. [4] It straddles the state highway as well as the main trunk railway in the foothills forming the gateway to the Central Plateau.

Kiwiburn, the New Zealand Burning Man regional burn, has been held there since 2014.

The Hunterville railway station on the North Island Main Trunk line opened in 1887 and closed in 1988.

The closest airport or airfield to Hunterville is RNZAF Base Ohakea, an important Royal New Zealand Air Force base, which is sited 33 km to the south west. 6 km north of Hunterville is Vinegar Hill.

Hunterville is well known for its statue of the huntaway, a specialised herding dog that uses its voice to drive the sheep. The town festival and market held on the first Saturday after Labour Day has a "Shepherds Shemozzle" – a race with man and dog with shepherds travelling from all over New Zealand to compete for the top prize. [5]

There are marae south of the town at Rātā, which are affiliated with Ngāti Hauiti hapū. Tāhuhu Marae (or Taahuhu Marae) and Te Ruku a Te Kawau meeting house is a meeting place for Ngāti Haukaha. Rātā or Te Hou Hou or Potaka Marae and Hauiti meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Ruaanga and Ngāti Tamateraka. [6] [7]

From at least 1895 [8] to 1948 the Hunterville Express was published in the town. [9] It was one of 45 newspapers founded by Joseph Ives. [10] Other editors were Cuthbert James Powell, [11] [12] Walter Keay, [13] who was also a novelist [14] and whose wife had earlier signed a suffrage petition in 1893, when women first gained a vote. [15] In 1905 it was the Hunterville Express and Upper Rangitikei Advertiser, published 3 times a week. [16] The Express offices were burnt out in 1917. [17]

Demographics

Hunterville is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 420 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 130 people per km2. It is part of the larger Otairi statistical area.

Historical population for Hunterville
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006444—    
2013432−0.39%
2018408−1.14%
Source: [3]
Aerial photo of Hunterville Hunterville from the air.jpg
Aerial photo of Hunterville
Hunterville Courthouse Hunterville Courthouse (5657442748).jpg
Hunterville Courthouse

Hunterville had a population of 408 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 24 people (−5.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 36 people (−8.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 183 households, comprising 213 males and 201 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female, with 75 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 60 (14.7%) aged 15 to 29, 165 (40.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 108 (26.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.1% European/Pākehā, 21.3% Māori, 2.9% Asian, and 5.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.9% had no religion, 30.9% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 36 (10.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 84 (25.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 21 people (6.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 132 (39.6%) people were employed full-time, 63 (18.9%) were part-time, and 18 (5.4%) were unemployed. [3]

Otairi statistical area

Otairi covers 636.74 km2 (245.85 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,330 as of June 2022, [18] with a population density of 2.1 people per km2.

Historical population for Otairi
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,287—    
20131,227−0.68%
20181,272+0.72%
Source: [19]

Otairi had a population of 1,272 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 45 people (3.7%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−1.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 510 households, comprising 654 males and 618 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 43.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 252 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 213 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 555 (43.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 249 (19.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 86.6% European/Pākehā, 19.1% Māori, 0.9% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.9% had no religion, 37.7% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 150 (14.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 231 (22.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 126 people (12.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 525 (51.5%) people were employed full-time, 180 (17.6%) were part-time, and 27 (2.6%) were unemployed. [19]

Education

Hunterville Consolidated School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, [20] [21] with a roll of 106 as of April 2023. [22]

Notable people

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